Srinagar: The Hurriyat Conference Jammu and Kashmir , formed recently by Shabir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Khan and other pro-freedom leaders after parting ways with the Mirwaiz Umar-led Hurriyat , Wednesday said it was discussing the possibility of JKLF (R) chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar aka Bitta Karatey joining the party. In a statement, the party termed […]
Srinagar: The one-man judicial commission probing the killing of four civilians in two separate incidents of firing by paramilitary CRPF in Shopian district in September last year, on Wednesday granted the CRPF time, till January 18, to file its reply about the incidents. As the Commission headed by Justice (Retd) ML Kaul began the sitting […]
Srinagar: Tens of thousands of devotees from across the Valley converged at the revered Hazratbal shrine here Tuesday on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW). Braving the winter chill, thousands of men, women and children thronged the shrine throughout the day to have a glimpse of the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) which was displayed […]
SRINAGAR: Reiterating that Kashmir issue shall be resolved through either the United Nations resolutions or tripartite dialogue, Hurriyat Conference (M) Monday said its stand or policies are “in the larger interest of the movement” and are taken on the basis of “agreed collective view”. “Being representative of the people, every stand of Hurriyat Conference is […]
Baramulla: Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants, including the outfit’s divisional commander, were killed Monday in a fierce gunbattle in Sopore area of this north Kashmir district, police said. A group of militants was passing through Muqdam Mohalla in Dooru area in the outskirts of Sopore when Army’s elite paratroopers, joined by the soldiers of 22 RR […]
Srinagar: Slamming the international community for maintaining “criminal silence on Kashmir,” JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik on Sunday said that the peace in south Asia will remain a dream till the issue was not resolved. “The issue of Jammu and Kashmir is a live reality and no sane person can deny that this issue is […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Sunday asked the constituents of the pro-freedom grouping to respect its constitution. Mirwaiz said that Hurriyat was a forum where everybody’s opinion is being heard and respected. “However, individual opinions cannot override the collective thought and decisions of the forum,” he said in a statement. Meanwhile, the […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday launched a 24-hour helpline for the residents of Srinagar to help redress their problems and grievances and to keep a tab on social crimes in the city. In order to redress the problems of the general public and check social crimes like drug peddling, eve-teasing and burglaries in […]
Srinagar: One-way traffic would continue on Srinagar-Jammu Highway, connecting Kashmir with outside world, with vehicles plying from Srinagar to Jammu on Sunday, officials said. “On Sunday, the traffic will move from Srinagar to Jammu, and no vehicle would be allowed from Jammu,” Deputy Inspector General of Police (Traffic) Jagjit Kumar told Kashmir Reader on Saturday. […]
Srinagar: A teenage girl died and five others fell ill due to suspected food poisoning when an occultist had come to a house for exorcising ritual in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. The 15-year-old girl, Rohi Jan, and five others, including her father, mother, the occultist and his assistant, were lying unconscious in the house […]